AXEL
“Oh, beware, my lord, of jealousy; it is the green-eyed monster which doth mock—”
DRRRRRING!!
The bell shrills to interrupt Mrs Cooper's Lit reading, signaling the end of class. Grateful to finally escape her dull, monotonous rendition of Othello, I join the multitude of students around me to stuff my books into my bag.
As I rise from my seat, my eyes fall on Hayley who's seated ahead, smiling at something Corey's said. My stomach does a flip-flop at the mere sight of her. God, I could stare at that smile all day.
There's students shuffling hurriedly all around me, with chairs scraping noisily, but all of it feels non-existent at this moment. Everything pales in comparison to her—to the sheer beauty that she is.
Still staring at her, my thoughts pull back to yesterday, and h
